Steve Lohr reporting for the *New York Times*, casts the spotlight on the data explosion, and the opportunities it can provide for companies savvy enough to take advantage of it.

>In a modern economy, information should be the prime asset — the raw material of new products and services, smarter decisions, competitive advantage for companies, and greater growth and productivity.

Further, David Grossman, a technology analyst at Stifel Nicolaus says:

“The biggest change facing corporations is the explosion of data. The best business is in helping customers analyze and manage all that data.”

SAND’s customers have gained tremendous competitive advantage doing just that.

[NYT, image credit James Yang]